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Field offices online in days, and secure.

Responders need connectivity the day they arrive: for coordination, registration, payments and safety. A deployable kit of satellite and cellular backhaul, Wi-Fi and mesh, power and security brings a field office or warehouse online within days and keeps it running for as long as the operation lasts.

Industry

Humanitarian

Measurements

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Sources cited

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1. Humanitarian · Field connectivity for responders

   Connected on day one

   Responders need connectivity the day they arrive, for coordination, registration, payments, logistics and their own safety. After a disaster, local networks are often down or overloaded. A deployable kit brings a field office, warehouse or clinic online within days, and keeps it running for as long as the operation lasts.

2. What is measured

   Links, use, security and power

   The kit measures itself: availability and capacity of each backhaul link, Wi-Fi coverage and use across offices and warehouses, security events at the gateway and the state of its solar and battery system. Staff see the same status the support team sees.

   Measured

   Link availability · Capacity · Wi-Fi use · Security events · Power

3. The base node

   Priority, offline and separated

   The node caches updates and maps to save satellite capacity, gives coordination and safety calls priority, and keeps local services working offline when links fail, syncing when they return. The gateway separates staff, partner and guest networks, so sensitive data never shares a network with guests.

4. Radio and links

   Satellite first, then everything else

   Low-orbit satellite gives broadband on day one where terrestrial networks are down. Cellular is bonded with it where it works, Wi-Fi covers offices and warehouses, and mesh links reach a nearby clinic or warehouse without cables, so the whole compound shares one secured network.

   Links

   Satellite · Public cellular · Wi-Fi · Mesh

5. How it works

   From a crate to a coordination call

   A kit arrives at a new field office two days after a cyclone. Staff mount the terminal and access points and power on; the site registers itself and is online within hours. That afternoon the coordination call runs on it, and registration teams start work on a separate, secured network.

6. From order to operation · Order

   Scope the operation

   The scope reads the operation’s sites, staff numbers, services, expected length, security policy and the shared services already present. Nexus Observatory Inc. returns the kit per site, capacity plan, security design, support and a price per site and per month.

   Plan a deployment

7. From order to operation · Survey

   Survey remotely, then on site

   Sites are first assessed from maps and partner reports, then on arrival: sky view for satellite, cellular coverage, buildings for mesh points, power, and safe places for equipment. Findings are recorded so the next site in the same area deploys faster.

8. From order to operation · Permits

   Import, licences and security

   Equipment crosses borders under the relief telecommunications convention where the host country applies it, radio use is notified or licensed, and the agency’s security and data protection officers approve the network design. Every approval is kept with the site record.

9. From order to operation · Build

   Build ready-to-run kits

   Kits are built and tested with terminals, routers, access points, gateways and nodes configured with the agency’s security policy and networks. Nodes are enrolled with their identities, and every kit runs together for a day before it is packed for shipping.

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10. From order to operation · Install

    Set up in a day

    Staff or crews unpack the kit, mount the satellite terminal, place access points and mesh points, connect solar power, and power on. The kit registers itself, and the site is online, usually within the first day on site. Crews follow the site safety plan throughout the work.

11. From order to operation · Commission

    Commission the security

    Each node proves its identity. Link capacity is measured, Wi-Fi coverage walked, network separation and security policies tested, and emergency calling checked. The site enters service when its tests pass and the security officer signs off. Acceptance is recorded with the owner before handover.

12. From order to operation · Operate

    Keep the operation connected

    The operation sees every site’s links, capacity, use, power and security events. Capacity shifts to sites in the hardest phase, failed links switch to the second path, and security events reach the agency’s team at once. Every alert and action is kept on the record.

13. From order to operation · Maintain

    Support until the end

    Remote support handles most faults; spares travel with logistics; software and security updates roll out in rings. When the operation ends, kits are recovered, wiped, refurbished and returned to the stock for the next deployment. Maintenance history stays with each site for its whole life.

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14. Data products

    For staff, telecom teams and security

    Field staff and partners receive connectivity; information technology and telecom teams receive link, capacity and power status; security and data protection officers receive security events; coordination bodies and donors receive service reports, each tied to the site and the period.

    See the data products

15. Evidence

    Secure, and on record

    Equipment moves under the relief telecommunications convention, information security is managed to the international standard, and data about affected people is handled under humanitarian data protection guidance. Every link outage, security event and change is logged and kept with the site record.

    Drawn against

    Tampere Convention · ISO/IEC 27001 · Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action

16. What you get

    Deployable connectivity and sensing kits

    A cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes for incident bases and events. Delivered as rental and managed service, for emergency agencies, humanitarian logistics, event operators. Scale: Pre-positioned fleets. Service levels are written as numbers you can measure on your own dashboard.

    Talk to sales

17. Next step

    Plan field connectivity for responders with us

    Tell us the site, the measurements and the rules it answers to. We reply with a survey proposal, a design and a scope for field connectivity for responders. An engineer replies with a survey proposal and a scope, and the plan grows from one site to the network you need, at your pace.

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01The place and its hazards

Where it runs, and what can go wrong.

Operating contextHumanitarian operations depend on shared connectivity services, and the international convention on telecommunications for disaster relief eases the import and use of equipment across borders. Information security is managed to the international standard, and data about affected people is handled under humanitarian data protection guidance.

Hazards

• No working networks after a disaster
• Satellite capacity that is costly and quickly saturated
• Power cuts and fuel shortages
• Theft of equipment
• Sensitive data about affected people exposed on open networks

02What must be measured

What, where, how often, and under which rules.

Each measurement names where it is taken, how often, and the public standard or regulation behind it. Numbers in the sources column open the cited source below.

03The observation stack

From one base unit to a network.

The same blocks at every scale: instruments and a base node, a site with its radio, a fleet run as one, and a network federated on the open protocol.

1. 01

   Base unit

   A kit: a satellite terminal, a cellular router, a Wi-Fi access point, a security gateway and an edge node in a rugged case.

   Build a station →
2. 02

   Site

   A site: the kit with mesh points to nearby buildings, solar power and batteries.

   Plan a site →
3. 03

   Fleet

   Every site of an operation on one view, with shared capacity, security policy and support.

   Managed offers →
4. 04

   Network

   Agencies share connectivity services and site status with the coordination bodies that run common services.

   The open protocol →

• 01Wi-Fi access point
• 02Deployable mesh comms kit
• 03Edge node (Wedge)
• 04Zero-trust gateway
• 05LEO flat-panel terminal
• 06Cellular modem/router
• 07Solar array
• 08Battery case

Radio and links

Satellite

Low-orbit satellite gives a field office broadband on day one, where terrestrial networks are down.

Radio and links

Public cellular

Cellular is bonded with satellite where it works, to add capacity and a second path.

Radio and links

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi covers offices, warehouses and common areas for staff and partner devices.

Radio and links

Mesh network

Mesh links reach nearby buildings and a clinic without cables.

Edge computeThe node caches software updates and maps to save satellite capacity, shapes traffic so coordination and safety calls come first, keeps working offline when links fail and syncs when they return, while the gateway separates staff, partner and guest networks.

PowerSolar panels and batteries in the kit run the site through power cuts; the kit reports its own power so staff can shed load before it fails.

04How it works

From the instrument to the product.

One observation’s path, tier by tier, with the interface on every link and a bill of materials below; then how the one node grows to a site, a fleet and federated networks.

05From order to operation

Every step, from the first call to a running site.

The same crew and the same record carry the work from scope to maintenance.

1. 01 Order

   Scope the operation

   The scope reads the operation’s sites, staff numbers, services, expected length, security policy and the shared services already present. Nexus Observatory Inc. returns the kit per site, capacity plan, security design, support and a price per site and per month. 1

2. 02 Survey

   Survey remotely, then on site

   Sites are first assessed from maps and partner reports, then on arrival: sky view for satellite, cellular coverage, buildings for mesh points, power, and safe places for equipment. Findings are recorded so the next site in the same area deploys faster.

3. 03 Permits

   Import, licences and security

   Equipment crosses borders under the relief telecommunications convention where the host country applies it, radio use is notified or licensed, and the agency’s security and data protection officers approve the network design. Every approval is kept with the site record. 13

4. 04 Build

   Build ready-to-run kits

   Kits are built and tested with terminals, routers, access points, gateways and nodes configured with the agency’s security policy and networks. Nodes are enrolled with their identities, and every kit runs together for a day before it is packed for shipping. 2

5. 05 Install

   Set up in a day

   Staff or crews unpack the kit, mount the satellite terminal, place access points and mesh points, connect solar power, and power on. The kit registers itself, and the site is online, usually within the first day on site. Crews follow the site safety plan throughout the work.

6. 06 Commission

   Commission the security

   Each node proves its identity. Link capacity is measured, Wi-Fi coverage walked, network separation and security policies tested, and emergency calling checked. The site enters service when its tests pass and the security officer signs off. Acceptance is recorded with the owner before handover. 2

7. 07 Operate

   Keep the operation connected

   The operation sees every site’s links, capacity, use, power and security events. Capacity shifts to sites in the hardest phase, failed links switch to the second path, and security events reach the agency’s team at once. Every alert and action is kept on the record. 3

8. 08 Maintain

   Support until the end

   Remote support handles most faults; spares travel with logistics; software and security updates roll out in rings. When the operation ends, kits are recovered, wiped, refurbished and returned to the stock for the next deployment. Maintenance history stays with each site for its whole life. 2

06Data products and integration

What it delivers, to whom, and into which systems.

Data products

• Connectivity at every siteField staff and partners
• Link, capacity and power statusInformation technology and telecom teams
• Security eventsSecurity and data protection officers
• Service reportsCoordination bodies and donors

Integration

• Agency networkSites join the agency’s own network and identity systems through the security gateway.
• Coordination servicesSite status is shared with common connectivity services.
• Asset trackingKits are tracked from warehouse to site and back.

Exchanged through IEEE 802.11, IPsec, SNMP.

07Questions buyers ask

Before you scope it.

How fast is a site online?

Usually within the first day on site.

Is it secure enough for registration data?

Networks are separated and secured to the agency’s policy.

What if satellite capacity runs out?

Caching and traffic shaping keep priority services working.

Can we reuse kits?

Yes. Kits are recovered, wiped and redeployed.

08Resources

The sources behind this page.

Public standards, regulations and guidance, cited where they apply. Each applies only where its jurisdiction or scope does.

1. 1Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief OperationsInternational Telecommunication Union · 1998
2. 2ISO/IEC 27001: Information security management systemsInternational Organization for Standardization
3. 3Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action, second editionInternational Committee of the Red Cross · 2020
4. 4IEC TS 62257: Renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrificationInternational Electrotechnical Commission

09Related

Use cases and solutions.

10Humanitarian: specialized fields

Other fields of this industry.

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